Homestand Continues Tuesday Against No. 10 UMass
Harvard is playing the second of four straight home games (photo courtesy DSPics.com).
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Game On
The Crimson looks to build on the momentum of an exciting
win as it welcomes 10th-ranked Massachusetts to Jordan Field
Tuesday at 6 p.m. for the first of three straight non-league home
games.
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Last Time Out
Chloe Keating notched her second goal of the game in the
second minute of overtime to give Harvard a 4-3 home win against
Brown Saturday. Keating set up a goal by Allie Kimmel, while Carly
Dickson also scored for the Crimson (4-4). The Bears twice came
from behind to tie the game, but Harvard pulled out the win with
four saves from Cynthia Tassopoulos and a defensive save from Molly
Stansik.
Crimson Capsule
With team highs of 21 points, eight goals and five assists
in less than half a season, Chloe Keating has already posted
Harvard's highest season goals and points totals since 2004. The
last Crimson player to break the 20-point barrier was then-senior
Shelley Maasdorp '05, older sister of Nix Maasdorp, with 42 points.
The Brown game was Keating's third this season with two goals and
fourth with at least one goal and at least one assist.
Among the Leaders
Chloe Keating began the week ranked 20th in the nation
with a per-game goal-scoring average of 1.0 and 28th with 0.63
assists per game. Cynthia Tassopoulos ranked 14th with 7.13 saves
per game. Keating ranks second in the Ivy League in overall goals
per game and third with 1.62 points per game. She and Carly Dickson
(0.57) rank sixth and eighth, respectively, in assists per game.
History Lesson
The Minutewomen hold a 7-5-1 edge in the all-time series
against the Crimson, with the first two of those wins coming when
Harvard head coach Sue Caples played for UMass. The Minutewomen
edged Harvard in double overtime, 3-2, last season in Amherst,
Mass.
Scouting the Minutewomen
Massachusetts (8-3) is taking on its second straight Ivy
League opponent, having defeated Yale, 1-0, Sunday on an Eileen
Seffron goal. The win got the Minutewomen back on track following a
5-2 loss a day earlier at No. 6 Syracuse. Makaela Potts paces UMass
with 14 points and six assists, while Katie Kelly has scored
a team-high six goals. Alesha Widdall owns a .774 save percentage
and 1.31 goals-against average.
Coming Attractions
The Crimson hosts traditional Big Ten power Michigan
Saturday before taking on crosstown rival Boston University Oct.
14.
